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Resume  I MARIA CALDERON imariacalderon@gmail.com Landscape Architect 7510 Brompton Road, Houston TX 77025

(832) 722-8803

EDUCATION 2010 - Cornell University Landscape Architecture B.S. Magna Cum Laude 2008 - Summer abroad studies at the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

2006 - Exchange student in Germany through American Field Service Languages - Fluent in Spanish and English, conversational GermanConferences American Society of Landscape Architects 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Vetiver Network (TVNI) - Chile 2010 (speaker), Colombia 2013 (interpreter)Landscape Architecture Week Conference in Guatemala, 2012 (Organizer)

COMPUTER Adobe Creative Suite, Auto CAD, Sketch-up, CNC Laser cutterSKILLS Microsoft Office, iWorks, Manifold GIS, Wacom Tablet, Mac and PC

WORK 2014 to present, Clark Condon Associates - Houston TXEXPERIENCE Conceptual Design to Construction Documents

2010 to 2014, Lo Verde - Design-Build Landscape Architecture firm - Guatemala CityDesign & Construction Documents, Cost EstimatingProject supervisor, Client relationsDesign consultant at Mundo Verde - Housing Development Company

2012 LBG, Inc. Professional Environmental Engineering Services - Consultant in Mexico for PASASupervised Vetiver System Plantation at 3 Landfills for Lecheate treatment

2011 Veticon Consulting – Brisbane AustraliaDesign, propagation, and installation methods of Vetiver grass for slope stabilizationResearch on the Vetiver System for water pollution controlTesting the resilience of native vs. imported reeds in drying septic sludge

2010 City Architecture, internship – Cleveland, OhioDesign of Public Space Redevelopent Plan for the Tri-C Metro Campus

RESEARCH & 2014 Houston: Rice Design Alliance Agent, Bayou Preservation Association INVOLVEMENT 2010 Thesis: Green Movement Against Green Water (GMAGW)

Published in CornellCommons and Lambert Publishing2012 Francisco Marroquin University:

Architecture dep’t: Taught introductory courses to Landscape ArchitectureInterviewed by New Media for a documentary on GMAGW Thesis & research

AWARDS 2011 Vetiver System Research Award from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn2011 American Society of Landscape Architects Student Honor Award for Research Paper :

Applications of the Vetiver System in the Lake Amatitlan Watershed, Guatemala2011 Cornell Dreer Travel Award– 6 months in Australia researching the Vetiver System2010 Mayors Choice Award for Ink drawing of Downtown Willoughby, Ohio2010 Cornell University Academic Excelence Award2010 Student National ASLA Award Merit2009 Cornell Council for the Arts Grant to fund Aloe [Poly]flection exhibit

REFERENCESIsabel Ayau lo.verde.sa@gmail.com, Paul Truong p.truong@veticon.com.au,Tim Kenyon timk@lbgsioux.com, Paul Volpe paul@cityarch.com, Victor Cohen viga@ufm.edu , Peter Trowbridge pjt4@cornell.edu

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